Fishing vs. Hunting

[basshunter21]

I think this poll may some sort of biased, but of you guys that fish and hunt. Which one do you like more? I was talking a my buddy today who hunts and told him "hey man you should come down to the pond with me and fish." Then he started going off on how fishing is soooo boring and hunting is so much better. I was just thinking how the hell is fishin more boring than hunting? Opinions?

[coachpurdy]

I would much rather chunk and wind that sit in a deer stand freezing to death watching an empty field. I don't care for watching a cork though.

[Captmikestarrett]

My time is such that hunting is no longer possible. Besides all my hunting lands are now homes site... In my area of Southern MD the trees are all in danger of becoming a parking lot.. Sprawl everywhere.

Capt Mike

[Rebbasser]

Originally Posted by coachpurdy

I would much rather chunk and wind that sit in a deer stand freezing to death watching an empty field. I don't care for watching a cork though.

Agree 100%, coach! Welcome to the forum, by the way!

[Jrob78]

Dove hunting is a blast and not the least bit boring. Constant action and you don't have to worry about being super still or quiet. Seeing a big buck in the field will make your heart stop beating. There is also something really special about watching nature as the sun comes up, from a deer stand where you are totally hidden and undetected.

That being said, I still like fishing better.

[1/4 stick]

I think they're both about the same. Depends on my mood and the situation as to which I'd prefer to do. But I'm like CaptMike, it's easier to find a place to fish than to hunt because of sprawl. And what places are left to hunt are leased to hunting clubs. I'm just not going to spend that kind of money to join a club when I might not be in the woods more than a couple times a year.

[walkeraviator]

Ill be honest. By the time I was old enough to hunt, my Dad had pretty much stopped deer hunting so i have never been. I do enjoy squirrel seaon witha .22 though. Lately have wanted to learn turkey huntin. We do have some property to deer hunt this year, so i will get back to you in Dec and let you know which i like better...

[Ebbetsguy]

Fishing: I come from Brooklyn where we order a sandwhich and don't have to run after it

[CamG]

Don't really think I can say which I like best as I love to do both.

Archery deer and waterfowl hunting consume me from about November 1st through March. But, I don't know what would happen if I lived further south where bass fishing is a year round thing.

I suppose if someone forced me to pick one - I'd go with Bass fishing.

[bamabassman]

bassfishing is my favorite. but i am gonna do more hunting in the near future. why not hunt, heck i got deer, turkey,coon,possum and rabbit in my back yard. no need for a stand....just sit on my back (or front) poarch and have my coca-cola and reeses, watch the morning news while waiting for ol bucky or whatever to come on out for me, lmao!

[66KingFisher]

I prefer fishing by a long shot and haven't gone hunting in years.....Although now that I live in Ouachita national forest region, hunting is a big deal around here, so I might concider going again......But......It seems if'n ya wanna deer hunt around here, the easiest way, is to drive around for awhile and before ya know it a deer has run out in front of your truck.

[bassinbob]

The first buck I shot was a big deal. The first big bass I caught was a big deal. I would rather, now, catch a big bass. You can put the bass back. Not that I have anything against hunting. I have just lost my taste for game.To me both are very exciting. Watching that 12 pointer coming your way. Or that big pig jumping out of the water with a horny toad burried in her lip. I am happy I have got to experience both.

[bassfisher]

I really don't think you'll get an good answer here, this is a fishing forum.

But I'll take fishing anyday over hunting.

[skeeter1804]

I love to bass fish and I love chasing my bird dogs, GOD I love living in America where I can do both, sometimes in the same weekend.

[keithdog]

Back when I did both, I enjoyed them both for similar reasons. Namely just getting out and enjoying nature. But now that I have a very tough time walkin through the ditch banks and fields due to my bad knee, and a lack of places to hunt for the same reasons Mike mentioned, I stick to bass fishin and I'm not regretting it. If I had to pick one, it would be fishin. It's definately a much warmer experience!

[TN_Bassin]

You know for me it depends on the season. If it's winter I like hunting more if it's any other season I like fishing more. That being said as long as the lake isn't iced over I would rather be fishing.

[jmartin]

Ahhhh the lifelong debate fishing versus hunting. A customer of mine once asked me how I can spend a whole day on my boat? My answer was rather quick. How can you spend a whole day on a treestand? Okay so let compare the two. Hunting, standing on a 25x18 (inch) platform 20 plus feet in the air. Colder than the north side of a you know what. No friends to BS with and you may go a whole season without shooting a deer. Fishing, 7.5X17 (foot).Nitro big enough for two friends which btw... you can talk to the whole time you are fishing. Also generally very mild weather March-September shorts and a t-shirt or sweat shirt.I yet to go a whole season without catching at least several nice Bass, Crappie, or one of the thousand other magnifcent water dwellars. As far as sunrises or sunets I have never saw a sunrise quite as pretty the one saw risening over a endless stretch of water. That being said when I am not fishing I am hunting thinking about my next fishing trip...

Jerry

[Raul]

I think it depends a lot on what you are fishing or hunting for that matter, if you are hunting for doves, ducks, quail, pheasant, wabbits it´s fun, but hunting for deer ----> BORING !; fishing for panfish is fun, for bass can be boring or fun ( or frustrating ), for carp I find it more boring ( but the boredom can be fought with a cooler full of beers ), so it depends.

What I´ve found is that fishing, heck there´s a ton of places where to fish, hunting, man, in my neck of the woods you have to travel like crazy to find some game, besides, even though the Mexican Constitution grants you the freedom to posses arms ( just like the US Constitution ) the authorities make so hard ( you need to have the registration, permit to transit and hunting license with you when you carry your guns ) and they treat you so bad ( the Army and the Law Enforcement Agencies ) when you encounter them that you really don´t want to carry your guns to hunt .

[haverodwilltravel]

I do both. I hunt over dogs for Pheasant, Woodcock, Grouse, Chukar, etc...(most of the upland birds) and for Waterfowl. I also Turkey Hunt (Spring time).
I live in New England and the smell of the dramatic changes in the air make me jump back and forth over the "favorite" bloodsport fence. On a cold crisp morning during the fall of the year I'd say woodcock/grouse/pheasant or Ducks/Geese.
When the ponds are covered with ice...it screams big game, snowshoe hare, coyotes or ice fishing.
In the spring and warmer months....who wouldn't consider fishing their favorite. If I had to pick a favorite I'd say it's the cast and blast Turkey in the morning/fishing in the afternoon...or Fishing the Fall runs while taking a break for some upland or waterfowl shooting.
Fifty years ago before year long fishing seasons and specialization the old hook and bullet magazines and the government told us when to put down our rods and pick up our guns....there wasn't much choice. I think "Sportsmen" back then were more rounded and didn't mind. Today we have people engaged in the bloodsports who claim it is their life long passion who have never even kept and eaten a fish.
While Catch and Release has saved us (I practice it 99% of the time)...and specialization has made us more efficient anglers....it may someday end the blood sports unless we learn we are one brotherhood. In Europe PETA outlawed some hunting because many fishermen failed to stand with the hunters. Soon after PETA got bills pasted in Europe outlawing "Torture and Release" (Their name for Catch and Release) claiming that C&R fishing was crueler than Catch and Keep because it didn't even provide nourishment (which is how the fishermen had originally defended it). In some areas of Europe one must kill their first two caught fish (no matter the size) and leave. How long would we keep pulling $60K Bass Boat for 2 tiddlers and being forced home after 20 minutes of fishing?
Now I'm not saying to eat or kill what you catch....I'm saying when done in their most basic forms there was never much of a difference between Hunting and Fishing...In it's purist form it's the same thing. We should all be Sportsmen first and united, Fishermen second and Bass Fishermen last. I know this sounds way off and I know your intent was to just find out who liked what....but I think we can like it all. By believing them to be the same we can stay united and win against polluters, Antis and government. It used to be Fishing, Hunting and Trapping....and then our enemies got the trapping first because some never considered themselves trappers. When the enemy came we heard "I just fly fish and release my trout. What do I care about the trappers?" and soon trapping as we knew it was history. It will happen to hunting or fishing next unless we stand together and claim they are both one and the same. Better to lose those who worry about fish pain and the "birdies" and stay with the Bloodsports who brought us to the dance. Sorry for the rant.....I just believe it's all the same stuff and we shouldn't have to choose.

[Bubba_Bruiser]

I used to be hard and heavy in to hunting. But with the birth of my second and third son, the love for it just sort of burned out. With all the time, money and work, I find it hard to put in all the hours of preparation to find it justifiable to take myself away from my family when I am home. And like "jmartin" said, it is hard to talk to a 5 year old in a stand and keep it quiet. So when the boys are old enough to help turn the fields or trim the lanes out, we might get back in it. But for now, I will stick with the spur of the moment, pick up and go. Fishing has and probably always will be my #1 passion outside of my family though.

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[basshunter21]

Originally Posted by Raul

I think it depends a lot on what you are fishing or hunting for that matter, if you are hunting for doves, ducks, quail, pheasant, wabbits it´s fun, but hunting for deer ----> BORING

Took the words right outta my mouth. Small game is pretty fun as long as you get to do some shooting.

[haverodwilltravel]

Originally Posted by skeeter1804

I love to bass fish and I love chasing my bird dogs, GOD I love living in America where I can do both, sometimes in the same weekend.

AMEN! Brother. AMEN!

[Bender]

The thread about expensive fishing gear made me think about this. For hunting most people have a lot of different guns. A rifle/slug gun for deer, shotgun for birds, probably a few other small rifles and such around too. Guns are pretty expensive with entry level shotguns around $300 and higher ones pushing $2,000 now. Factor in the cost of ammo and your getting up there. Just made me think about this a little and how what might seem like a kind of expensive rod/reel could be compared to a gun.

For me it is fishing. I went hunting for the first time last winter and enjoyed it but didn't see anything to shoot. I think I would be a lot more comfortable going more often if it was on my own land which I don't have right now. That is for familiarity with the woods and also for safety.

[HarveysMinnow]

I don't do much hunting anymore, but since many of you are hunters as well as fishermen, here's an old joke that might give you a chuckle:

This farmer invited a friend from the city to go bird hunting on his farm. The city man accepted the offer and after he arrived at the farm one morning, the farmer says, "You don't mind if my mule goes with us do you? He likes to hunt birds."

The city guest said he didn't mind and managed to keep his skepticism to himself for the moment. As they hunted across a large river bottom, the mule suddenly stopped and came to a perfect bird-dog point. The farmer flushed out a covey of quail and they dropped three. The guest was now awe-struck by the mule's ability to detect the birds.

Soon they came to the river and the farmer said, "Well there's probably a couple more coveys across the river. I keep a small boat over here that we can use to row across." The farmer eased the rowboat into the water and the mule calmly got into the boat with him. The city man was now totally aghast, and said, "Do you mean to tell me that your mule will ride in the boat with you?!"

The farmer replied, "Oh sure, he'd rather fish than hunt any day."


[not sure if this is a hunting joke or a fishing joke...maybe both]

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